JAMP

The Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) is a special program created by the Texas Legislature to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education.

1st Track - The JAMP Early Admissions pathway is for Freshman JAMP Applicants if they have >27 credit hours of dual credit or early college high school credit when entering TAMU-CC.

2nd Track- The JAMP Traditional pathway, applicants can apply between the spring semester of their first year of college and the fall semester of their second year of college. (Actual dates are May 1st - September 30th).

Be financial eligible for Pell grant or have an Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) up to 8000 calculated from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA)

Meet requirements to be employed as a medical resident including but not limited to, being authorized to work in the United States, passing criminal history checks and complying with immunization requirements.

Plan on pursing a MD and completing the pre-requisites for Texas medical schools.

Freshman Year:

27 semester hours of undergraduate credit must be completed in the first year of college after graduation from high school at an institution of higher education (no more than three semester hours of AP credit can be counted towards the 27 hour requirement)

Obtain at least a 3.25 grade point average overall and 3.25 grade point average in Biology-Chemistry-Physics-Math (BCPM) courses. Preference will be given to those achieving higher scores. Grades from all courses completed before final selection meeting will be considered including community college and dual-credit.

Continue to add medical experience, leadership experience, research experience, and community service to your resumé

Take the MCAT on time and receive satisfactory score (by April date)

Attend Portal Workshop and complete OPSA file

Summer after Junior Year:

Apply to medical school

2nd JAMP internship at a medical school (1st summer session)

Begin interviewing at medical schools

Senior Year:

Continue interviewing

Maintain 3.25 GPA

JAMP notification of acceptance to a medical school (October)

Special Note about GPA Requirements:Your cumulative GPA is based on all college-level courses you have completed. This means if you took college coursework in the summers or completed dual enrollment courses while in high school, those grades are included in your cumulative GPA. Your cumulative GPA must be at least a 3.25.

Using those same guidelines of all college-level coursework – your Science GPA includes all Biology, Chemistry, Math, and Physics coursework, statistics is included in Math. Your Science GPA must also be at least 3.25.